Australia vs Pakistan 2nd Test at Melbourne, 25 Dec, 2016

Toss: Pakistan,who chose to bat first
Pakistan 443/9 (126.3)  &  163/10 (53.2)
Australia 624/8 (142)
Australia won by an innings and 18 runs
Man of the Match: Steven Smith
  • Sohail Khan 10 * (17)

Over 0.3 Mitchell Starc bowls a pitched up delivery to Azhar Ali, 1 run, gets forward and drives it along the ground through cover and gets off the mark with a single.

Over 0.6 Mitchell Starc bowls a good length delivery to Azhar Ali, no runs, comes on to the front foot and shoulders arms ti let it go.

Over 2.1 Mitchell Starc bowls a good length delivery to Azhar Ali, no runs, comes on to the front foot and watches it along go through to the keeper.

Over 2.2 Mitchell Starc bowls a good length delivery to Azhar Ali, no runs, goes on the back foot and misses the glance down the leg-side.

Over 2.3 Mitchell Starc bowls it short of length to Azhar Ali, no runs, stays inside the crease and defends it to the on-side.

Over 2.4 Mitchell Starc bowls a good length delivery to Azhar Ali, no runs, gets covers the sticks and shoulders arms.

Over 2.5 Mitchell Starc bowls a good length delivery to Azhar Ali, no runs, leans forward and defends it back to the bowler.

Over 2.6 Mitchell Starc bowls it short of length to Azhar Ali, no runs, stands tall and works it behind square on the on-side.

Over 3.4 J Hazlewood bowls it short of length to Azhar Ali, no runs, stands tall and blocks it down the pitch watchfully.

Over 3.5 J Hazlewood bowls a good length delivery to Azhar Ali, no runs, gets inside the line and let it go through to the keeper.

Over 3.6 J Hazlewood bowls a good length delivery to Azhar Ali, no runs, gets forward and looks to play across the line, the ball rolls to point off the edge.

That will be Lunch on Day 5.Pakistan trail by 175 runs with 9 wickets in hand.

Over 4.3Mitchell Starc bowls good length delivery to Azhar Ali, gets forward and defends it towards mid on.No runs

Over 4.4Mitchell Starc bowls pitched up delivery to Azhar Ali, gets forward and drives it straight to mid onNo runs

Over 4.5Mitchell Starc bowls good length delivery to Azhar Ali, gets forward and leaves it outside off to the wicket keeper.No runs

Over 4.6Mitchell Starc bowls pitched up delivery to Azhar Ali, flicks it off his pads towards the fine leg region.Single

Over 5.1J Hazlewood bowls pitched up delivery to Azhar Ali, gets beaten on the frontfoot by that good delivery.No runs

Over 5.2J Hazlewood bowls pitched up delivery to Azhar Ali, gets onto the frontfoot and drives it past covers.Two runs

Over 5.3J Hazlewood bowls good length delivery to Azhar Ali, gets forward and leaves it outside off to the wicket keeper.No runs

Over 5.4J Hazlewood bowls pitched up delivery to Azhar Ali, flicks it off his pads towards the fine leg region.Three runs

Over 6.1 Mitchell Starc bowls a good length delivery to Azhar Ali, no runs, comes on to the front foot and let it go through to the keeper.

Over 6.2 Mitchell Starc bowls a good length delivery to Azhar Ali, no runs, gets forward and watches it along go through to the keeper.

Over 6.3 Mitchell Starc bowls a good length delivery to Azhar Ali, no runs, gets behind and block. So wide lines on the last two deliveries was to set up Azhar Ali here.

Over 6.4 Mitchell Starc bowls a good length delivery to Azhar Ali, no runs, gets forward and driven straight to the man at mid-off.

Over 6.5 Mitchell Starc bowls a good length delivery to Azhar Ali, no runs, gets forward and tries to pokes at it, the ball beats the outside edge of the bat.

Over 6.6 Mitchell Starc bowls a good length delivery to Azhar Ali, no runs, gets late to transfer his weight back and get behind this back of a length ball.

Over 7.4 J Hazlewood bowls a good length delivery to Azhar Ali, no runs, gets forward and defends it down the pitch.

Over 7.5 J Hazlewood bowls a good length delivery to Azhar Ali, no runs, gets forward and control of it and drops it into the pitch.. only for the ball to back spin and ricochet off the left boot! Loses sight of the ball which rolls perilously close to the stumps

Over 7.6 J Hazlewood bowls a pitched up delivery to Azhar Ali, 3 runs,  goes on the back foot and works the ball through mid-wicket here.

Over 8.1 Mitchell Starc bowls a pitched up delivery to Azhar Ali, no runs, gets forward and pushes it straight back to the bowler.

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